The story
- Latin · derived fromloculus“cell”
- English todayloculicidal
From Latin loculus (“cell”) + caedere (“to cut”). Compare French loculicide.
Words from the same roots
Latinloculus all →
loculationloculus
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
loculicidal
Today it means: Dehiscent through the middle of the back of each cell. Full definition →
Latin loculus